Abraham enjoyed a successful loan spell in the Championship last term, scoring 25 goals to help Aston Villa secure promotion to the Premier League, and the 21-year-old has picked up where he left off this season, except in Chelsea colours.

The England striker has more than repaid Lampard’s tremendous faith with seven goals in his opening six matches in the English top flight and looks set to continue his run in the side at home to Brighton this weekend.

Former Arsenal and England defender Campbell has backed Abraham’s success in front of goal to continue and believes the forward is flying the flag for young English talent.

‘With his history and what’s happened, how he’s got to Chelsea, how he nearly moved to Wolves but that didn’t happen… he’s taken his chance and he’s done fabulously for Frank,’ Campbell told the Kings of the Premier League show.

‘It’s how he’s started, how he’s taken that mantle, taken the pressure and taken the pressure off Frank as well.

‘You want these young players to take their chance and also given the opportunity, but then going for it. Some players get their chance and don’t take it, but he has.

‘For me, banging on the drum about English players coming in…Tammy is the leading man [over the past month].’